Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

George D. Gordon, aged forty five years,
8 prominent ard wealthy citizen of Norfolk,
died there Sunday night from complication
Of diseases.
The Richmond City Council Committee
on Finance last night postponed action on
the matter of the appropriation to the Lee
monument celebration until next Friday.
A convention of the democratic party of
Louisa county was held at Louisa c. Fl. last
week, when F. II. Holiday, the present
member, was nominated for the next House
of Delegates by reclamation.
Major P. H Powers, of Clarke county,
who was recently nominated by the Joint
democratic convention of the counties of
Warren and Clarke for the House of Dele
gates, and who has been iii is something bet
ter.
A team belonging to Louis Keller near
Edinburg, Shenandoah county yesterday
while hauling down hill, were forced over
high embankment and one of the horses
killed and the other crippled. Keller was
slightly bruised.
Much fear is expressed in the vicinity OF
Fredericksburg that killing frost will come
in time to do serious damage to the growing
corn crop, which is not more than hall
cured. Such frost there would do i'm
mense damage OF this time.
Mr.. William A. Marks, of Virginia, has
b,en designated by Acting Commissioner
Stockslager, to act as chief OF division OF &C.
counts in the General Land Office at Wash
ington during the absence of Col. Fletcher
Johnston, who has gone on visit to his
home in Kentucky.
The life.saving stations on the coast will
be opened, according to law, Thursday
night, and the applicants for positions on
the crews on the coasts of Virginia and
North Carolina are now undergoing physical
examinations at the Office of the marine hos
pital surgeon in Norfolk.
The Virginia Dental Association met at
Fortress Monroe yesterday and elected Dr.
W. w. II. Shackston, of Farmville, president
DR.. George F. Keesee, OF Richmond, secre.
tary, and DR.. ]. F. Thompson, of Fredericks'
burg, treasurer. The Southern Dental AS
ISOLATION met there to day.
Two we'll known Wytheville ladies were
poisoned Saturday afternoon from eating
stewed tomatoes cooked in marblelzsd
utensl. They were seized with vomiting
while at dinner, Immediately after eating
the tomatoes, and with the prompt attention
of medical aid fatal results were prevented
A servant boy of the family was also poi
soned.
VIM. r. Jenkins, the farm hand employed
by josiah r. Locke and son on their farm
near Vaudeville in Clarke county, who was
severely beaten by them in quarrel about
wages, having been reported dead, the Com
monwealth's attorney of Clarke county, &C.
companied by coroner's jury, physicians
and lawyers, went to Jenkins house, ex
pecting to make post-mortem examination
of his remains, but upon reaching there
found Jenkins alive, with fair prospect OF
recovery. y
Several days ago Governor Lee issued 8
requisition for Watt Cdell, who is wanted in
Patrick county for burglary. Odell was in
Jail in an Ohio town, and an officer from
Patrick county went there to bring him
back Virginia. But Governor Foraker
OF Ohio, said there was technical informali.
ty in the requisition paper so Odell is now
at large The Virginia authorities say they
have more trouble with the Governor OF
Ohio about acquisitions than they have with
all the other Governors combined.